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257 comments on ...To Grandmother's House We Go: Peak Oil Is Here

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silence on September 26, 2007 - 10:29am

Cutting consumption by 40% doesn't automatically mean commuting only three days a week. Since the 1970s, the distance that people travel to work has been slowly creeping up. A large chunk of the necessary future conservation is presumably going to come from people living nearer where they work.

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porsena on September 26, 2007 - 8:57pm

Right. The biggest single improvement the average person can make in their energy use is to carpool or take transit to work. A reduced availability of gasoline will promote carpooling and transit before it promotes the three-day week.

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seismobob on September 26, 2007 - 10:02pm

Agreed, and going to motor scooters instead of huge-tire pickup trucks will also help.
http://home.entouch.net/dmd/Oilcrisis.htm

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BaSE on September 26, 2007 - 10:34pm

I have the Vespa GTS250ie. I am very happy with it. http://www.vespaportland.com/vespa_gts250.htm

It is well-built, gets about 70 mpg if you are conservative in your driving around town, but is capable of highway speeds. Insurance is about $160/yr. The price however, has crept up about 10% since I bought mine in June.

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